Utah State senior tight end Chris Copier, who made a modest on-field contribution for the Aggies last season, has been suspended from the team following drug and weapons charges.
Copier was charged Monday in 1st District Court with six counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute plus an additional count of distribution or arranging to distribute a controlled substance.
The crimes are second- and third-degree felonies. The former carries a potential prison sentence of one to 15 years, The latter carry sentences of zero to five years.
The Cache-Rich Drug Task Force made multiple controlled buys from Copier, Logan Police Capt.